Health Inequality and the State of Global Health (5 cr)
Code: HCS21GL04-3001
General information
Enrollment
15.11.2021 - 08.03.2022
Timing
08.03.2022 - 31.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care
Teachers
- Pia Liljeroth
- Susanne Jungerstam
Teacher in charge
Susanne Jungerstam
Groups
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HCS21F-ÅHealth Care and Social Services, 2021 full-time studies
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HCS21P-ÅHealth Care and Social Services, 2021 part-time studies
Objective
After completing the course, the student is able to:
- Develop an interprofessional understanding of health, well-being and functional variation in a global perspective
- Acquire deeper knowledge and understanding about health policy and health services delivered in local, national, and international levels as well as in governmental (legislative) and international bodies.
- Critically analyze health inequality in a global perspective
Content
- Different perspectives of health and well-being, including health care, the social basis of health, global governance and educational practices
- Methods of comparative analysis of health and well-being in a global perspective
- Interdisciplinary approaches to developing interprofessional practices in health care delivery
Location and time
8.3. 15.00-18.00 Health and inequality in a global perspective. The social basis of health.
19.4. 15.00-18.00 Human rights and health.
16.5. 15.00-18.00 Interprofessional and intercultural competence (Focussing on health, well-being and empowerment)
Materials
To be introduced during lectures and presentations of assignments.
Teaching methods
Online lectures and presentations
Self studies and assignments
Exam schedules
To be introduced during lectures and presentations of assignments.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and his/hers knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for assignment. She/he have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has mastered the substance of his work, but the application is limited
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Criteria for evaluation of assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the possible seminar. The assignment and the possible role as an opponent show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the possible seminar
Qualifications
No prerequisites